Bears Quotes · Page 15

Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.

— Marcus Aurelius

People believed in an afterlife because they couldn't bear not to.

— John Green

Time never bears such moments on his wing as when he flies too swiftly to be marked.

— Joanna Baillie

The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.

— Bias of Priene

On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

— Abraham Lincoln

We cannot bear a pointless torment, but we can endure great pain if we believe that it's purposeful.

— Andrew Solomon

I never see a forest that does not bear a mark or a sign of history.

— Anselm Kiefer

I never kissed a bear, I've never kissed a goon, but I can shake a chicken in the middle of a room.

— Wanda Jackson

Friends, in my experience, are like ladies' fashions. They come and go with the seasons, and are rarely stout stuff as bears…

— Stephanie Barron

I love the idea of species fluidity, I guess, the sense of the maiden inherent in the swan or seal, the youth…

— Delia Sherman

The utmost I can bear for myself in my best days is that I was one of the hundred best playwrights in…

— George Bernard Shaw

Sow seed--but let no tyrant reap; Find wealth--let no imposter heap; Weave robes--let not the idle wear; Forge arms--in your defence to…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Nothing is easier than to admit in words the truth of the universal struggle for life, or more difficult--at least I have…

— Charles Darwin

When I say to the Moment flying; 'Linger a while -- thou art so fair!' Then bind me in thy bonds undying,…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The day should come when all of the forms of life... will stand before the court - the pileated woodpecker as well…

— William O. Douglas

When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

That the world I was in could be soft, lovely, and nourishing was more than I could bear, and so I stood…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I began to know my story then. Like everybody's, it was going to be the story of living in the absence of…

— Wendell Berry

We may scatter the seeds of courtesy and kindness about us at little expense. Some of them will fall on good ground,…

— Jeremy Bentham

“Aimee pulled him to a stop. "Thank you, Xedrix. I really appreciate this." "Really wish I could say the same. Damn bears,…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be…

— Marilynne Robinson

Beauty: "You called me beautiful last night." Beast: "You do not believe me then?" Beauty: "Well - no. Any number of mirrors…

— Robin McKinley

I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own…

— Jon Meacham

... when the struggle seems to be drifting definitely towards a world social democracy, there may still be very great delays and…

— H. G. Wells

Silly humans. Banging on a tub to make a bear dance when we would move the stars to pity.

— Michael Cunningham

What scares me? Bears. And sharks. And my girlfriend.

— Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.

— Harry Caray

Woe unto him that is never alone, and cannot bear to be alone.

— Philip Gilbert Hamerton

Don't move your money from Bear! That's just being silly! Don't be silly!

— Jim Cramer

I was much more upset by the situation with Jacob than by the possibility of being eaten by a bear.

— Stephenie Meyer

In their capacity to feel pain and fear, a pig is a dog is a bear is a boy.

— Philip Wollen

Prayer is God's ordained way to bring His miracle power to bear in human need.

— Wesley L Duewel

I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.

— Nat King Cole

Bonds despite their ridiculous yields will not easily be threatened with a new bear market,

— Bill Gross

With patience bear what pains you have deserved, Grieve, if you will, over what's unmerited.

— Ovid

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

— Dogen

Many players will not improve because they cannot bear self-knowledge.

— David Mamet

...Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The vine-stock bears fruit as long as it is attached to its stem; apart from that, no.

— Vincent de Paul

As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)

— Scott Westerfeld